MINOT — North Dakota's Wonder Fund, which was launched under former Gov. Doug Burgum, is starting to look like something of a disaster.

The fund represents $45 million handed over to celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary (he's Mr. Wonderful of reality television fame).

The intent of the fund was "bolstering economic growth throughout the state," according to the Commerce Department's website, yet the fund made headlines recently when it was alleged in a lawsuit that HerdDogg, a company which has received significant Wonder Fund investments, was “creating a false impression that HerdDogg is manufacturing products and employing productive workers in North Dakota in order to falsely certify compliance with the requirements imposed on one of the company’s principal A3 and A4 fundraising round

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